The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-01
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London Letter to San Francisco Argonaut.
People who envy Princes and Prin-
cesses and think they lead a sort OF
fairy.tal existence, make huge mis-
axe. From the Prince OF Wales and his
wife down none OF them occupy q bed
OF roses. Poor "Tummy" himself has
not such an easy time OF it. 1t is true
he has unlimited credit; an income OF
over 100000 q year; pretty wife;
a clique OF toadies termed his "set"
to fawn upon him and pander to his
every wish; the acquiescent smile OF
q nearly every woman upon whose
attractive form or features he rests
his droop-cornered, suggestive eye; the
enforced homage OF nation, and the
position of "frst gentleman in the
kingdom" He is the honored and
honoring guest at every place
and on every occasion where and
when he besto his little pudgy pres
ence; he is "the glass OF fashion"-if
not "the mold OF form"-and estab-
fishes the mode for men In all such
matters as length OF coat-tails, tight
ness or looseness OF trousers-legs, width
OF shirt-collars, number OF shirt-studs,
depth of shirt cuffs, fullness OF coat
sleeves, shape of hats, and color OF
neckties; he is the acknowledged gour-
met in food and the admitted con-
noisseur in wine, so that his opinion
OF dish or judgment as to q particu-
lar brand OF champagne or claret is
accepted as final; and his every word
and movement are watched, noted,
and inwardly digested as the quintes-
sence OF interest and Importance by
society. He has and is all these
things, but, well may he say, land yet
am not happy"
Why?
There must be some concealed Bit
ter in the seeming sweets which,. to the
worlds eve, surround and permeate
the atmosphere ofhis existence. What
is it? One word will answer the ques-
tion-restraint the restraint which
holds in royal check every natural
sense and sentiment. and forbids every
exhibition OF manly nature beyond
the narr ow limits it prescribes.
1t is a popular idea IN America quite
as much, as il not more, than in Eng
land, that the Prince OF Wales is about
the last man in the world to be restrain
ed i'm ANYTHING. All the little naughty
tales which have been whispered about
him from Lady Mordaunt down to
Mrs. Langtry; all thelittle selt-indulgent
and familiar incidents concerning his in
tercourse with Miss Chamberlain ct al,
would lead one to suppose that such
q thing as restraint had about as
much power over his actions as u silk
thread would have to tether an ele-
phant. 1t does not follow that all
that is said of him is true; indeed it is
safe to say that nine-tenths OF it isn't.
But il he sometimes does overstep the
royal boundary; ii his spirit does not
now and then rise up in arms against
the forced cramping sought to be put
upon his nature, who can blame himY
He is only man after all, even though
the British nation are pleased to con-
slider him good deal more. And then
OF course, his slips are more noticed
than other peoples, and mole-hills be-
come mountains in short space OF
time, once Truth, the World and Van
ity Fair get an inkling OF the matter.
/ often wonder he is as good as he
is, poor chap. The Princess is rather
n dragon / fancy; and does a good
deal OF quiet flirting with the good
looking eouerries aid lords in waiting,
as her restraint is less than that OF
other unmarried royalties" She en-
Joys the perogative OF asking men to
dance with her at balls. This doesn't
look like restraint certainly; yet there
is a restraint i'm it. IL is q right which
no nice. minded woman would care to
exercise, be she the Queen, Princess, or
what you like. Her restraint consists
in not letting men ask her; Tor she
might hesitate about asking men and
compelling them to throw over pre-
yious engagements. as they would be
OBLIGED to do, no engagement for any.
thing-balls, dinner party, contem-
plated journey, or dance-hold-
ing good against a royal COM
mand. Knowing this a re-
fined woman would feel great delicacy
in forcing men to dance with her. The
Princess OF Wales, however, doesn't
seem to be troubled much with sensi-
tiveness in regardto this. Indeed, so
far from shrinking from royal obtru-
siveness, she YIELDS her power with
considerable lack OF womanly feeling.
Some time ago there used to = a
young man who was at all the court
balls and other entertainments where
the Princess was. He was a good
dancer and handsome; but, alasl he